# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2062

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41225 "2016-01-31T20:17:05Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”

In one movie he convincingly played a schlub, a junkie, a Wall Street genius and a polished politician. Very impressive.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41226 "2016-01-31T21:30:05Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”

The Academy often overlooks comedies in favor of dramas.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41227 "2016-01-31T21:38:22Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”

He brought a quiet dignity and courage to the role of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain that was simply wonderful.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41228 "2016-01-31T21:55:51Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”
8. Cyd Charisse “The Band Wagon”

My alltime favorite musical.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41229 "2016-01-31T22:16:27Z")

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]Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”
8. Cyd Charisse “The Band Wagon”
9. Alec Baldwin in “Glengarry Glen Ross”

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41230 "2016-02-01T02:21:36Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”
8. Cyd Charisse “The Band Wagon”
9. Alec Baldwin in “Glengarry Glen Ross”
10. Jim Carrey, “The Truman Show”

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41231 "2016-02-01T02:28:08Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”
8. Cyd Charisse “The Band Wagon”
9. Alec Baldwin in “Glengarry Glen Ross”
10. Jim Carrey, “The Truman Show”
11. Judy Parfitt as Vera Donovan in “Dolores Claiborne”

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41232 "2016-02-01T04:55:24Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”
8. Cyd Charisse “The Band Wagon”
9. Alec Baldwin in “Glengarry Glen Ross”
10. Jim Carrey, “The Truman Show”
11. Judy Parfitt as Vera Donovan in “Dolores Claiborne”
12. Edward Woodward, “Breaker Morant”

An understated performance as a poet, a warrior, a grieving friend, a vengeful man and a cynic not quite reconciled to his fate.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41233 "2016-02-01T07:20:33Z")

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Brilliant performances not nominated for an Oscar:

1. Toby Jones as Truman Capote in INFAMOUS
2. Val Kilmer in “Tombstone”
3. Rachel Levin, “Gaby, A True Story”
4. Fred Astaire, “The Bandwagon”
5. Bradley Cooper, “Limitless”
6. Jeff Bridges, “The Big Lebowski”
7. Jeff Daniels, “Gettysburg”
8. Cyd Charisse “The Band Wagon”
9. Alec Baldwin in “Glengarry Glen Ross”
10. Jim Carrey, “The Truman Show”
11. Judy Parfitt as Vera Donovan in “Dolores Claiborne”
12. Edward Woodward, “Breaker Morant”
13. Tim Robbins, “The Shawshank Redemption”

Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41234 "2016-02-01T12:18:49Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41235 "2016-02-01T12:57:55Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41236 "2016-02-01T14:51:39Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41237 "2016-02-01T15:15:09Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:  
> 4. Hedy Lamar

It’s Hedley!

Oh, sorry, my bad.

In play:

Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara

One of the best arguments ever for male heterosexuality.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41238 "2016-02-01T15:51:04Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed

Had a serious crush on her for _It’s A Wonderful Life_.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41239 "2016-02-01T16:10:59Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed
7. Olivia de Havilland

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41240 "2016-02-01T16:12:14Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed
7. Olivia de Havilland
8. Marlene Dietrich

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41241 "2016-02-01T16:54:11Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed
7. Olivia de Havilland
8. Marlene Dietrich
9. Vivien Leigh

Mrowrrrrrrr: [http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/22400000/Gone-With-the-Wind-vivien-leigh-22421315-1024-768.jpg](http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/22400000/Gone-With-the-Wind-vivien-leigh-22421315-1024-768.jpg)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41242 "2016-02-01T17:17:03Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed
7. Olivia de Havilland
8. Marlene Dietrich
9. Vivien Leigh
10. Ava Gardner

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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41243 "2016-02-01T18:00:41Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed
7. Olivia de Havilland
8. Marlene Dietrich
9. Vivien Leigh
10. Ava Gardner
11. Ingrid Bergman

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/41244 "2016-02-01T18:24:33Z")

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Beautiful, classy leading ladies from the Golden Age of Hollywood:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cyd Charisse
3. Lauren Bacall
4. Hedy Lamar
5. Maureen O’Hara
6. Donna Reed
7. Olivia de Havilland
8. Marlene Dietrich
9. Vivien Leigh
10. Ava Gardner
11. Ingrid Bergman
12. Greta Garbo

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